Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Actually the entirety of Common Lisp's parser except for numbers, symbols, and the consing dot are implemented as read macros.



It's been a while since I looked at the spec, but I think the dot as used in cons cells is part of the left-parenthesis reader macro.





Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: